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S1E2: Tech boom in the Covid-19 era: SFF x Switch 2020 Ep 2

14 Apr 2021

SFF x Switch 2020 Ep 2: Tech boom in the time of Covid-19

8:46 min

Synopsis: The Business Times speaks with the Monetary Authority of Singapore's managing director Ravi Menon in a wide-ranging interview ahead of the annual Singapore Fintech Festival from Dec 7-11. This special edition will come with four exclusive podcasts for our listeners.

Follow all our coverage of this year's festival at bt.sg/sffxswitch2020.

In this second episode, BT's banking and finance editor Jamie Lee talks to Mr Menon about how financial technology unexpectedly grew in demand and provided new jobs amid a pandemic.

A new demand for tech skills in the financial sector with up to 1,800 new jobs being offered through till July 2021 (2:03)
Helping good, mature and mid-career professionals move into a new sector (3:40)
How banks can better integrate foreign talent and locals (4:56)
How financial institutions are encouraged to have a balanced foreign and local employee mix (6:45)

Produced by: Jamie Lee and Lee Kim Siang

Edited by: Adam Azlee

Follow upcoming episodes with MAS managing director Ravi Menon on:

ST & BT Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/JWVR

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2PwZCYU

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Lu4rPP

Google podcasts: http://str.sg/googlestbt

Websites: http://str.sg/stbtpodcasts

https://bt.sg/moneyhacks

https://bt.sg/mark2mkt

Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg

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